''Eminent Domain'' is a period drama film released in 1990. It stars

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films '' Citizen X'' (1995) a ...

and Anne Archer and is directed by

John Irvin John Irvin (born 7 May 1940) is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's '' Tinke ...

Plot

The film is based on the true story of a senior member of the Polish Politburo (played by

) and his wife (played by Anne Archer) who are both abruptly banished from the party. While they struggle to figure out why, having unusual encounters with people they do not know in the process, things start to take a darker turn when the wife is sent to a

mental asylum The lunatic asylum (or insane asylum) was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital. The fall of the lunatic asylum and its eventual replacement by modern psychiatric hospitals explains the rise of organized, institutional psychiatry ...

and their 15-year-old daughter is kidnapped.

Cast

Production

The movie was filmed on location in Gdańsk and

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. According to film publicity, the movie was based on actual occurrences. The movie grossed $151,098 in a limited U.S. theatrical release.

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* * 1990 films French drama films Films set in 1979 Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films English-language French films 1990 drama films Films about communism Cold War films Films directed by John Irvin Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner Films set in Poland Films set in Warsaw Films shot in Poland Films shot in Warsaw 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub